NSIS are reporting that the explosion that destroyed President Sea Urchin's shuttle was a terrorist act and an attempt to assassinate the President. Only a last minute change of plan saved Sea Urchin from death. His aide and other officials died in the explosion.
Torus has reported to the NS Politburo that bomb fragments have been found in the wreckage. It is thought the bomb was set to explode at a certain altitude as the shuttle climbed away from NS GHQ air base.
The mechanic who worked on the shuttle was found dead in a sewer the day after the explosion, cause of death blunt force trauma to the head. An investigation is ongoing into who is behind the bomb.
